The dreaded Goat's-beard / Tragopogon dubius
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A splash of red
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Brrr ... shiver
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Ambrosia sp.
Spotted Coralroot / Corallorhiza maculata
Unidentified plant along Bertha Falls Trail, Water…
Brightening up the forest
Red-blue Checkered Beetle on Yarrow
Spotted Coralroot / Corallorhiza maculata
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Houndstongue / Cynoglossum officinale
Orobanche / Orobanche fasciculata
The changing colour of Baneberry berries
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Utah Honeysuckle / Lonicera utahensis
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Purple avens / Geum rivale
This is a photo from my archives, taken almost a year ago. On 14 July 2014, it was another hot day, and my computer room became unbearably uncomfortable. That meant only one thing - I would have to drive around in my car for some air-conditioning. Spent about four hours cruising the backroads SW of the city, not seeing a whole lot. Went as far as Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, with the intention of doing just a very short walk into the forest. Didn't get that far, though, as there were things to photograph around the edge of the tiny parking lot and just part way along the path that leads to the two short boardwalks.
The first thing I saw and heard was a Tennessee Warbler and when I reached it, discovered that there were now several young ones, too. Talk about friendly little birds - not sure that they didn't think I was going to feed them. Interesting to see birds that acted rather like the Black-capped Chickadees - just as fast-moving, too, making it difficult to get even a half-decent photo.
A few steps further and I came across several of these Purple Avens flowers. This is as far as the Purple Avens flower opens. An unusual flower and really, quite beautiful. This one has straightened up and is just beginning to go to seed. Love it when they start sprouting unruly seed hairs : )
"Geum rivale, the water avens, is a flowering plant of the family Rosaceae. Other names for the plant are nodding avens, drooping avens, cure-all, water flower and indian chocolate. It is native to much of Europe, with the exception of Mediterranean areas, as well as some parts of Central Asia and North America. In North America, it is known as purple avens. It grows in bogs and damp meadows, and produces nodding red flowers from May to September." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geum_rivale
The first thing I saw and heard was a Tennessee Warbler and when I reached it, discovered that there were now several young ones, too. Talk about friendly little birds - not sure that they didn't think I was going to feed them. Interesting to see birds that acted rather like the Black-capped Chickadees - just as fast-moving, too, making it difficult to get even a half-decent photo.
A few steps further and I came across several of these Purple Avens flowers. This is as far as the Purple Avens flower opens. An unusual flower and really, quite beautiful. This one has straightened up and is just beginning to go to seed. Love it when they start sprouting unruly seed hairs : )
"Geum rivale, the water avens, is a flowering plant of the family Rosaceae. Other names for the plant are nodding avens, drooping avens, cure-all, water flower and indian chocolate. It is native to much of Europe, with the exception of Mediterranean areas, as well as some parts of Central Asia and North America. In North America, it is known as purple avens. It grows in bogs and damp meadows, and produces nodding red flowers from May to September." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geum_rivale
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